HWC has 60 calories per tablespoon and I use far more than that in each cup of coffee or tea. That is 960 calories per cup! While I was using HWC to get fats in I think that with that sort of calorie profile it doesn't need to be in my daily consumption.

Yup. This is what gets me every time. I will fall into the 'I don't need to measure that; I use it all the time" mind set and then when I do measure I think, "Holy cow, I use 1/4 cup at a time?!" I'm trying to train myself to drink coffee black. Trying.

I only use cream when the cow is in milk. I've been drinking black coffee since I dried her up in january. I got used to it ok. I guess since I have no way to measure the caloric value of her cream, I'll have to take it easy, or just not get in the habit of using it! Yikes!

HWC has 60 calories per tablespoon and I use far more than that in each cup of coffee or tea. That is 960 calories per cup! While I was using HWC to get fats in I think that with that sort of calorie profile it doesn't need to be in my daily consumption.

Whole milk has only 10 calories per tablespoon and coconut milk has 26. Either one of those will suit me just fine.

TOTALLY!

I cringe when my mother just blobs half the carton in her morning coffee, but she's
70, 5'1 and 95lbs - so who cares.

THIS is why I put my coffee cup on the scale and then deliberately JUST put in
15g, then 70g of whole milk. Perfect, and not 5K calories.

On the other hand, I -do- buy half gallon sized heavy cream because my eldest
needs to be TRICKED into consuming something other than air soup and wind pie.

Little bugger NEVER wants to eat breakfast before school (i don't do breakfast either,
but youngest is a chow hound, so that's good) and then he comes home with an uneaten
snack and ONE bite taken out of his lunch.

HOW DOES HE EXIST?

10 years old, 55lbs.

That's less than some damn toddlers out there.

So I got wise and started asking him if he wanted "chocolate milk" for breakfast.... snicker.

Low and behold, he did - so, 90g of heavy cream, 300g of whole milk and then the chocolate
mix, which no, it's not primal, but neither is he, so get off me, which has all those vitamins
shoved into the powder, his "chocolate milk" turns out to be 570 calories.

WINNING

In other news, one month of doing shangri-la and very low carb
the results are in at:

On the other hand, I -do- buy half gallon sized heavy cream because my eldest
needs to be TRICKED into consuming something other than air soup and wind pie.

Little bugger NEVER wants to eat breakfast before school (i don't do breakfast either,
but youngest is a chow hound, so that's good) and then he comes home with an uneaten
snack and ONE bite taken out of his lunch.

HOW DOES HE EXIST?

10 years old, 55lbs.

That's less than some damn toddlers out there.

Julie

This is my daughter..10 and maybe 60 on a good day soaking wet. I might need to quit buying whole milk and buy her cream or at least half and half

It does take time for skin to tighten up after the fat disappears. I read a plastic surgeon say that skin continues to tighten up for a year after weight loss has completed.
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Originally Posted by shrinkinglo

I have been losing in chunks in really strange places, and if it was not for weight lifting, Bikram Yoga and P90X I would look awful naked as it seems to have firmed things up.

Oh and I exfoliate and use a high quality firming cream to make my skin look better.

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the feedback, I know I need to find the motivation to get going with the toning exercises, especially as I want to look good for my birthday in 8 months time. I guess if I start now, that will give me time to see some results